“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life.” Dr. Mae Jemison

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have one, I am not going to be silent.” -Madeleine Albright

“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.” Bell Hooks

“I’m not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott

“Above all be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” Nora Ephron

“ How wonderful it is that nobody need wait  a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank

“ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala Yousafzai

“Better to be without logic than without feeling.” -Charlotte Bronte

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”Margaret Drabble

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” —Mark Twain